Real vs. Virtual Driving, No More Clutch?, The New One Is Better | Episode 1,043

Everyday Driver Car Debate

Everyday Driver

Leisure, Hobbies, Automotive

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 94 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Will the future bring actual driving, or will every cool driving experience just be simulated? The guys cover news from car manufacturers, both concepts and new releases. The first debate is for John L. In GA, an Air Force veteran who needs to replace the car and keep the fun. Car Debate #2 represents the battle between parents and kids: Matthew and his family are in the midst of a Texas standoff. Then, Car Debate #3 is for Andy K., who drives an EV and wants a smaller, more lightweight and balanced driving experience. But he’s got two kids - what’s the right car? Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms. Look for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again! 00:00 - Intro 1:10 - Hyundai Confirms IONIQ V For Chinese Market 2:44 - KIA Vision Meta Turismo Concept 10:33 - BMW 7-Series Neue Klasse Refresh - Not Far Enough? 15:35 - Mercedes-Benz C Class (EV) And Its Enormous Screen! 24:20 - Ferrari Luce EV Pricetag Is What Now? 27:28 - Porsche Sells Stake In Rimac And Bugatti 29:27 - Car Debate #1: Replace The Car, Keep The Fun 49:49 - Car Debate #2: The $13,000 Houston, TX Standoff 1:11:14 - Car Debate #3: Small, Lightweight And Balanced..But With Kids? 1:19:45 - Did You See This? The sCool Bus. 1:21:53 - Audience Questions On Social Media Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Expedia and Visit Scotland.
0:04.6	Start your story in Scotland.
0:06.9	Experience the pool of wide, untamed landscapes and fresh cuisine that feels rooted in place.
0:13.6	Discover castles steeped in legend.
0:16.6	And feel the genuine warmth from locals you meet in a place that will stay with you long after
0:22.2	you leave. Start planning your own Scottish holiday. Today at Expedia.com.uk.
0:27.9	slash visit Scotland.
0:31.1	We're already laughing. Happy Tuesday. Welcome back to the podcast. It's been absurd, but we are
0:35.5	prepping for so many crazy things coming up later
0:38.0	this year. We have a road trip going to Monterey that's going to be a cool film, and that's not even the big film we're doing, which we'll tell you soon, I promise, but we have all of the things on this podcast. Actually, mostly it's news and lots of car debates and a bunch of questions. so we've got to dive in because it's going to be huge.
0:54.6	Hopefully you've seen our K4,
0:57.3	almost hatch versus lots of car debates and a bunch of questions. So we got to dive in because it's going to be huge.
0:54.6	Hopefully you've seen our K4 almost hatch versus the Civic Sport Touring.
1:00.0	But this is a piece when the K4 almost hatch came out because we're not getting the actual
1:05.4	sports wagon that is available in Europe.
1:07.6	We're not getting that in North America.
1:09.6	Yeah.
1:10.1	Because apparently wagons keep dying and then they don't.
1:12.7	Yeah.
1:13.1	And they just don't get offered here. That's really the problem. I hope it proves something. Yeah. Yeah. It's, I like it actually quite a lot. And I use that as an intro. So please watch that. It's a great comparison. and they're both pretty much the same price and their commute,
1:27.3	they're a little bit of fun.
1:28.9	Very interesting, I thought, comparison.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Everyday Driver, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Everyday Driver and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.